admonish
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"We stayed to guard our soil," her daughter Najat al-Nour, a Quran professor in her fifties who lifted her chin high to admonish those who left.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
But Mr Costello's testimony was contradicted by his own emails, and in an unusual and chaotic moment, a furious Justice Merchan cleared the courtroom so he could admonish Costello about his behaviour on the stand.
From BBC • May 30, 2024
On several occasions, Byrdsong paused the proceedings to admonish audience members for what he saw as disruptions in the court gallery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
The judge even cleared the courtroom briefly to admonish him.
From Salon • May 22, 2024
Bailey sat down beside me, and that time didn’t admonish me not to cry.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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